Overview
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. They are passionate about providing exceptional care and creating a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.
Role: Kitchen Assistant
Job responsibilities
Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents. Other responsibilities will include:
* Understanding the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen meet high hygiene standards.
* Contributing fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues, and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
* Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
* Acting with respect towards residents and their visitors, recognizing the dignity and individuality of each resident.
About You
To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must:
* Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
* Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
* Be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
* Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
* Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.
About Avery
At Avery, we are not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
Requirements
Please note this role will require:
* A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
Details
Date posted: 30 October 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £12.25 to £14.25 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Location: Avery Healthcare, Sittingbourne, ME10 1QA
Employer details
Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Avery Healthcare, Sittingbourne, ME10 1QA
Website: https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/
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